OVNPM 1.5.2 - Performance Agent for NonStop Display Agent Guide

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5-10-1 Linking Time Periods of Views

When you link the views in a dashboard, you can change the time reference, the time period, or the time interval

of all the views of an open dashboard.

For example, the current time period for one view is July 2003. You link time periods, and then select the

previous time period. If the time intervals of the views are identical, all the views in the dashboard will display

data for July 2003. OVNPM maintains compatibility among the views, if the time intervals of the views are not

identical. The dashboard will only link the views that have common time intervals.

Follow the instructions below to link dashboard time periods.

1. Select a dashboard in the Dashboard tab page and click on the Open button. The views of the

corresponding dashboard open in a dashboard window.

2. Select the Link Time option from the Dashboard menu in the Dashboard window. The shortcut for the Link

Time option is available on the Toolbar as the Link time references icon.

3. Select one of the following choices from the Options menu.

a. Time Reference

To specify a time reference, select the Time Reference option from the Options menu. This opens the

Time Reference Selection dialog box, which lists 20 previous time references used.

Figure 5-12 Time Reference Selection Dialog Box

If the time reference you need appears in the list, select it and then click on the OK button. The view

changes to display data for the selected time period. If the time reference and interval you need are not

included in the list, you can add a new reference.

For details refer to the Creating New Time Reference topic.

b. Next Period or Previous Period

You can scroll back and forth between time intervals to view specific information using the Next Period

and Previous Period options, respectively. The shortcuts for the same are available on the Toolbar as

the Go to next time period and the Go to previous time period icons.

c. Interval

Select the interval as Day, Month, or Year using the Interval option.

OVNPM moves the display of the dashboard views according to the selected command.

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